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Weimar|ˈvaɪmɑː(r)|
The name of a city in Thuringia, Germany, where the democratic constitution under which Germany was governed from 1919 until the start of the Third Reich in 1933 was drawn up. Used attrib. and absol. with reference to the political, social, and cultural aspects of Germany during this period, esp. in phr. Weimar Republic.
1932Internat. Affairs XI. 770 The return pure and simple to the Weimar system. 1934H. P. Greenwood German Revolution iii. 39 The National Assembly at Weimar epitomised..the whole Weimar Republic. 1958Listener 20 Nov. 828/2 The liberal fancies of the Weimar Republic. 1963W. H. Chamberlin German Phoenix xiii. 244 In distinct contrast to the Weimar period, a political system based on free elections..has had time to strike deep roots. 1968P. Gay Weimar Culture (1969) p. xiv, The dazzling array of these exiles..tempts us to idealize Weimar as unique, a culture without strains.., a true golden age... But to construct this flawless ideal is to trivialize the achievements of the Weimar Renaissance. 1974W. Laqueur Weimar vii. 224 There was..a light side to Weimar culture: Fritzi Massary and Richard Tauber, Marlene Dietrich and the White Horse Inn. Ibid. ix. 273 The Weimar revival reached its apogee in the late 1960s with the rise of the New Left. 1982S. G. Duff Parting of Ways vii. 74 The Weimar Government tried to meet..obligations by printing money. |